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Ed Adams, highly regarded Blagen Mill Superintendent

by Sierra Nevada Logging Museum

04 Aug 2008

As this web editor talks to former Blagen Mill employees, they seem to always speak of Ed Adams as a man and mill superintendent they liked and respected. We’re fortunate to have gotten a lot of history and photos of Ed and his family. In addition to the photos, I’ve included text that gives us more insight into the history.

Ed’s father, Abe, was a railroad engineer at Sugar Pine Mills near Oakhurst which is where Ed probably learned the lumber mill business.

Ed had an uncle, Frank Adams, who may have worked at Blagen Mill as well. One of our exhibits includes a photograph in which a Frank Adams is identified.

This is the back of the next photo

Ed, Georgie, and Buster

Ed and Georgie

Ed and his Older sister Iva Adams Callistro Fish

Note from the picture donors, who, as you can see, were Ed’s Great Nephews

Ed and his nephew Gene Callistro

Young Ed

When you click on this photo, you get a larger view. Most browsers will then show your cursor as a magnifier, and clicking again with it, will give you a nice large photo. Try it.

Note about Ed’s father.

Mill closed in 1962, so Ed was somewhere else after that.

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Brother Carl and I are preparing bio-histories of Our Father
Lawrence Wilsey and our experiences related to American Forest Products, the Blagan Mill, White Pines, Big Trees State Park, and the US Forest Service. — in the 1940s.

My wife and I again visited your fine museum this past weekend (09/12/09). In looking at your website today I found the information that my cousin Gene Callistro and his mother Lila Callistro submitted regarding Ed Adams, former Mill superintendent. Ed Adams was the great uncle of both Gene and me. Following is some additional information and corrections on the material you have.

Caption changes regarding Ed Adams.

The caption that reads “Ed and his uncle Gene Callistra” should read “Ed and his nephew Gene Callistro”.

The caption that reads “Ed and Grandmother” should read “Ed and his Older sister Iva Adams Callistro Fish”.

Ed’s father, Abe, was a railroad engineer at Sugar Pine Mills near Oakhurst which is where Ed probably learned the lumber mill business.

Ed had an uncle, Frank Adams, who may have worked at Blagen Mill as well. One of your exhibits includes a photograph in which a Frank Adams is identified.